What Is Happening With Stocky?
Stocky was a free inventory management app built by Shopify and bundled with Shopify POS Pro subscriptions. It provided purchase order management, vendor records, reorder point suggestions, stock transfers, and basic inventory reporting, all without requiring a third-party subscription.
Shopify announced Stocky's retirement in 2025. It stopped operating, and its APIs stopped working, on August 31, 2026.
Shopify's official migration guidance says merchants with existing installations have read-only access to export data for at least 90 days after shutdown; it has not published an exact cutoff date. Shopify also says supplier records cannot be exported from Stocky. Check the records available in your own installation rather than assuming all data is either accessible or permanently lost.
The Stocky Shutdown Timeline
Feature development ends
Shopify stops building new features for Stocky. The app enters maintenance mode with no further improvements.
Stocky removed from App Store
Stocky is delisted from the Shopify App Store. No new merchants can install it. Existing installations continue to work temporarily.
Full shutdown
Stocky and its APIs stopped operating. Shopify says existing installations retain read-only export access for at least 90 days after shutdown; no exact end date is published.
What to Do Now
Export available data from Stocky now
If your installed Stocky account still allows access, export its available purchase-order reports, stocktakes, and inventory records now. Shopify says read-only export access lasts at least 90 days after August 31, 2026, but has not published an exact cutoff. Shopify says supplier records cannot be exported.
Choose a replacement app
Compare Shopify's built-in workflows with dedicated apps based on the work your team needs: purchase orders, supplier management, reorder points, locations, and transfers. Confirm the candidate supports your required workflows and current Shopify setup.
Re-enter your vendor and product settings
Stockroom advertises an importer for a Stocky ZIP, including supplier and purchase-order data, but this claim was not independently tested and supplier export conflicts with Shopify's public guidance. Verify the archive and imported fields. Supremo does not offer an automated Stocky import.
Validate the replacement with Shopify data and exports
Stocky stopped operating on August 31, 2026, so a live parallel run is no longer possible. Compare available Stocky exports with current Shopify inventory, verify migrated fields, and test purchase-order, receiving, transfer, and reorder workflows before relying on the new process.
Need a step-by-step checklist?
Our migration playbook covers available exports, the supplier-data caveat, and how to validate a replacement now that Stocky is no longer operating.
What to Look for in a Stocky Replacement
Not all Shopify inventory apps cover the same features Stocky did. Before choosing a replacement, confirm it handles:
- Purchase orders: create, send to vendors as PDF, receive (full and partial), close, and export
- Vendor management: supplier contact details, lead times, and multiple vendors per product
- Reorder point calculation: based on real sales velocity, not manually set static numbers
- Multi-location inventory: tracking across all your Shopify locations
- Stock transfers: moving inventory between locations with tracked transfer orders
- Stock takes and cycle counts: with variance review and Shopify inventory adjustments
- Active development and support: not another app at risk of being discontinued
Review Supremo's actual purchase-order, supplier, reorder-point, multi-location, and transfer workflows before deciding whether the app fits your requirements.
Evaluate Supremo as a Stocky Replacement
Supremo supports purchase orders, vendor management, formula-based reorder points, multi-location inventory, stock transfers, stocktakes, and built-in reports. Its scope is not a one-to-one copy of Stocky, and its free plan covers up to 100 products and 2,000 variants.
Supremo does not offer an automated Stocky import. Stockroom advertises an importer for Stocky ZIP exports, but its supplier-data claim conflicts with Shopify's public guidance; verify the archive and imported fields before relying on it. Contact the app you choose to confirm which records and workflows it can support.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stocky?
Stocky was a free inventory management tool built by Shopify, available to merchants on Shopify POS Pro. It provided purchase orders, vendor management, reorder suggestions, and basic inventory reporting. Shopify stopped developing new features for Stocky on July 7, 2025, removed it from the App Store on February 2, 2026, and stopped operating it on August 31, 2026.
When did Stocky shut down?
Stocky stopped operating on August 31, 2026, and its APIs stopped working. Shopify says existing installations have read-only access to export data for at least 90 days after shutdown; Shopify has not published an exact end date.
What happens to my purchase orders and data when Stocky shuts down?
Stocky stopped operating on August 31, 2026, but Shopify says existing installations have read-only access to export data for at least 90 days after that date. Shopify has not published an exact end date. Export what remains available now. Historical Stocky purchase orders do not import into Shopify as past transactions.
Does the Stocky shutdown affect Shopify POS?
Shopify POS itself is not shutting down; only the Stocky app stopped operating. Shopify's native admin and POS may cover basic workflows. Merchants who need calculated reorder guidance or other capabilities should compare dedicated apps against their actual requirements.
What should I do now that Stocky has shut down?
If your installation still allows exports, download available Stocky reports now; Shopify says read-only export access lasts at least 90 days after August 31, 2026, with no exact end date published. Shopify says supplier records cannot be exported. Stockroom advertises importing supplier data from a Stocky ZIP, so verify the archive and imported fields. Then test your replacement workflows against current Shopify records and retained exports.